Pietrangelo missed Friday's game with an illness but was on the ice for the morning skate and is expected to play in Minnesota. Pietrangelo will skate on the top-pair with Carl Gunnarsson and will re-join the top power-play unit as well.
Binnington stopped all 14 shots that he faced in the Blues shutout win over the Coyotes on Thursday. Binnington has posted back-to-back shutouts but he's only had to stop 31 shots to do so. He'll look to make it three in a row tonight in Minnesota. In his first start vs. the Wild, Binnington stopped 35 of 36 shots in a 2-1 win (Oct.30).
Kahun was on the ice for warmups but was a late scratch for the second straight game. Kahun keeps testing his lower-body injury out during warmups but Anthony Angello will remain in the lineup with Kahun out.
Carlsson was a fourth-round pick in 2016 and has scored five goals with 21 assists (26 points) in 48 AHL games this season. With Erik Gustafsson not travelling to Dallas, Carlsson goes on the trip and could make his NHL debut on Sunday afternoon.
Gustafsson is expected to be traded prior to Monday's deadline, so he'll be scratched for a second straight game to make sure he doesn't get hurt. Lucas Carlsson was recalled from Rockford (AHL) to serve as the No.7 defenseman on the road-trip.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Wild's win in Vancouver on Wednesday. Alex Stalock has started four of the last five games but Dubnyk will get a chance tonight vs. the Blues. He's won two of his last three while posting a 2.62 GAA and .920 SV% and is 0-1-1 while allowing a combined six goals on 55 shots (.891 SV%) in two games vs. St. Louis this season.
Eakin was acquired from the Golden Knights on Friday and is expected to play Sunday in Buffalo. Head coach Paul Maurice said he will play centre but did not disclose which line he will play on. Eakin has scored four goals with six assists (10 points) in 41 games this season.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Wild's win in Vancouver on Wednesday. Alex Stalock has started four of the last five games but Dubnyk will get a chance tonight vs. the Blues. He's won two of his last three while posting a 2.62 GAA and .920 SV% and is 0-1-1 while allowing a combined six goals on 55 shots (.891 SV%) in two games vs. St. Louis this season.
Mayhew has been terrific this season, leading the AHL in both goals (39) and points (61) and has also added two goals in seven NHL games. He comes up with Luke Kunin out at least 10-14 days but Ryan Donato will likely replace him in the lineup.
Kunin played 5:20 TOI in Edmonton on Friday but did not return to the bench for the second period. With Kunin out for at least one week, Gerald Mayhew was recalled prior to Sunday's game, but Ryan Donato will most likely replace him in the lineup.
Carson Soucy is expected to miss one month with an upper-body injury, so Belpedio comes up and will likely serve as the seventh defenseman on Sunday. The 23-year-old has not appeared in an NHL game this season but has two assists in three career NHL games. He's also picked up five goals and 13 assists (18 points) in 55 AHL games this season.
Soucy was hurt in Edmonton after scoring a goal in 11:27 TOI and is expected to miss at least four weeks. With Soucy not available for Sunday's game vs. the Blues, the Wild have recalled Louis Belpedio from Iowa (AHL).
Siegenthaler played 13:51 TOI in New Jersey on Saturday afternoon but will be replaced by Radko Gudas in the lineup vs. the Penguins.
Gudas was a healthy scratch during Saturday's game in New Jersey but will replace Jonas Siegenthaler in the lineup on Sunday afternoon. Gudas has picked up just one assist in his last 15 games.
Kahun was a late-scratch from Saturday's lineup and will be a game-time decision for this afternoon's game in Washington. Expect Kahun to replace Anthony Angello in the lineup if he does play.
Murray allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Penguins 4-0 loss in Toronto on Thursday. With Tristan Jarry starting on Saturday, Murray gets set to face the Capitals for the second time this season. In his last four starts, Murray is 1-2-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .919 SV% and he stopped 29 of 32 shots in a 4-3 win in Washington on Super Bowl Sunday.
Pesce was hurt midway through Saturday's win over the Maple Leafs and did not return. Head coach Rod Brind'Amour did not have a good update on the 25-year-old defenseman, leaving them without two of their top-4 defenseman for an extended period of time. With the trade deadline on Monday, this injury could change how the Hurricanes operate in the next 24 hours.
Reimer left Saturday's game with a lower-body injury and did not return. He was replaced by Petr Mrazek, who also got hurt. That left the Hurricanes to turn to 42-year-old Zamboni driver David Ayres for the final period and a half. Head coach Rod Brind'Amour told reporters postgame that Reimer will be out a while, so look for Alex Nedeljkovic to be recalled from Charlotte (AHL).
Mrazek replaced James Reimer, who was hurt early in the first period and then he was hurt in a collision with Maple Leafs' forward Kyle Clifford while attempting to play the puck way outside of his crease on Saturday night and did not return. So the Hurricanes were forced to turn to 42-year-old Zamboni driver David Ayres for the final 28:41 of Saturday's 6-3 win.
